Congressional Edition Volume 4082

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ...Wednesdays, and Saturdays.) Sealed tie-sack exchanges direct with Madrid, Cadiz, Corufia, and Santander. (Dispatches made irregular twice monthly.) Sealed tie-sack exchanges direct with Mexico, Vera Cruz, and Progreso. (Dispatches made irregular, five or six times monthly.) Sealed tie-sack exchanges with San Juan and Ponce. (Dispatches made twice monthly direct.) Sealed tie-sack exchanges with Colombia, Puerto Cabello, La Guaira, Barranquilla, Colon, Cartagena, Port Linion, St. Thomas, and Santo Domingo. (Dispatches direct monthly; dispatches via New York, three times weekly.) Sealed tie-sack exchange with Key West. (Dispatches made three times weekly.) REGISTRY STATISTICS. Statistics of the registry business transacted at all post-offices during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1900, are given in the following statement: Letters for foreign destination registered 69,486 Parcels for foreign destination registered 8,660 Domestic letters registered 44,177 Domestic parcels registered 5,391 Total paid registrations 127,714 Pieces of mail matter registered free 28,911 Total registrations, paid and free 156,625 showing the registry business transacted each quarter during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1900. Number and amount of money orders issued in Cuba for each quarter during fiscal year ended Ju ne 30, 1900. From these tables it can be seen that 63,264 more money orders were issued in Cuba than the total number paid, the amount of those issued being $3,027,598.67 in excess of the amount of money orders paid. The cause of this difference becomes apparent upon comparing the table of international money orders issued in the United States and payable in Cuba, as per the Tampa exchange lists, with the tables of international orders issued in Cuba and...show more